I'm In Mabote

24.Jan.2011

So, there is this song called I’m on a Boat with T-Pain. Look it up on youtube for the video and the beat. Yes, it’s another song redo. My site mate and I are going to do it for a talent show. I’ll get a video and maybe one day you can see the performance. Oh, and we want to make an actual music video around Mabote/Makwakwa doing this…Not sure exactly how the locals would take it….:) Here’s the lyrics we made:

Aww, shit, get your mosquito nets ready. It’s about to go down.

Everybody in the place hit the fucking sand!

But stay on your motherfucker toes.

We running this, let’s go!

I’m in Mabote (In Mabote). I’m in Mabote (In Mabote)

Everybody look at me cause I’m living in Mabote (No, you don’t [facial expression])

I live in Mabote (No, you don’t) I live in Mabote (No, you don’t)

Take a good hard look at the mulungus in Mabote (‘bote, yeah)

I’m in Mabote, motherfucker, take a look at me.

Swattin’ flies in Mabote under a shady tree.

Bustin’ open cashews, chasing my goat.

You can’t stop me, motherfucker, cause I’m in Mabote.

Take a picture, trick. I’m in Mabote, bitch.

We watchin’ orange sunsets, champ, cause they so crisp.

I got my water and my flippie floppies.

We flippin’ gazelles, you at the office straight flippin’ copies.

I’m riding in a chapa, hitting bumps and shit

Watchin’ the night sky with all the stars that keep it lit

But this ain’t no Imax, this is as real as it gets.

I’m in Mabote, motherfucker, don’t you ever forget.

I’m in Mabote, aaannnd, it has one road aaanndd

We’ve got onions and tomatoes and bread and saaannd

I watch out for landmines in Mabote like Alfredo

If your drinkin’ milk, then you sure ain’t me, oh!

Get the fuck up, Mabote is real!

Fuck water, I’m in Mabote, motherfucker.

Fuck mountains, I climb towers, motherfucker.

I’m mato with spiders that charge, motherfucker.

Mabote has anthills that are laarrgge, motherfucker.

Hey, ma, if you could see me now.

Portuguese words when they speak Shitzwa

Wanna help Mabote and learn from somehow.

It’s like the Discovery Channel Mabote, Makwakwa

Yeah, never thought I’d be in Mabote.

It’s a big, long, brown, sandy road.

Scoooorrrrppppiiioooonnnssss.

What about us, PCMO?

Never thought I’d be called Chinese

And actually have these allergies.

Believe me, we will not freeze

I sure do miss cheese!

I’m in Mabote (In Mabote) I’m in Mabote (In Mabote)

Everybody look at me cause I’m living in Mabote (No, you don’t)

I live in Mabote (No, you don’t) I live in Mabote (No, you don’t)

Take a good hard look at the mulungus in Mabote (Ma, ma mato, mato yeeeiah)

APPENDIX

Facial expression – one of complete doubt like “Why would you be in Mabote?”

Mulungus – Shitzwa word for white person; said around here quite often

Chapa – truck/van taxi that you stuff FULL with people

Alfredo – our safety and security guy with PC

Mato – bush

PCMO – our medical team

Chinese – Julie was actually asked if she was Chinese …her ancestry is German…

Allergies – Before here, I have had no known allergies whatsoever. Same goes for Julie. But for some reason, both of us suffer from allergies…They aren’t as bad as my face being blown up like before when I first got it, but I tend to always have itchy spots on my wrists…

SIDE NOTE: Now I have 3 reasons this song means so much to me (so, this is also a shout out to all those who were in Montana with me. If you are one of those people, you know!)